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Boost Your Bone Health
Maintaining internal scaffolding that's healthy, durable and ready for a long, strong future makes all the difference in determining what you'll be able to do as you age. Follow these steps to keep your skeleton in tip-top shape.
Steve Harvey – "If I lost everything, we'd build it up again together.''
After a less-than-perfect introduction, the second time was a charm for Family Feud host Steve Harvey and his wife, Marjorie. This summer marks 15 years of marriage for the couple.
Soak Up the Sun
Today's outdoor living spaces are true extensions of the home, with the same sense of style, purpose, and sophistication. Read on for creative ways to put the fresh in alfresco.
Keep Pets Cool
Our furry friends often prioritize summer fun over safety, so it's up to us to help keep them from overheating. Here's how, as well as common signs that they're too hot.
MAKE YOUR beach walk WORK FOR YOU
Strengthen muscles, all with your toes in the sand. Here's how to do it safely.
How to Snack Smarter
Registered dietitians and culinary pros in the GH Nutrition Lab pored over the nutrition facts, ingredient lists, and flavor profiles of hundreds of snacks. Then we enlisted nearly 2,000 taste testers to help choose the winners (tough job!), evaluating over 5,300 samples and analyzing 49,495 data points. Read on for some of our top-tested winning picks, which excel in nutrition and taste.
from scratch SPICE RUBS
Summer's ultimate flavor booster is scrumptious on meat and so much more. Mix up a smoky, spicy, or earthy rub and add it to everything from sips and starters to supper.
DIY a Pro Pedi
Follow these simple steps for a perfect 10 in no time.
Keep Pets Cool
Our furry friends often prioritize summer fun over safety, so it's up to us to help keep them from overheating. Here's how, as well as common signs that they're too hot.
The Trip Without the Baggage
During the pandemic, role as the family's travel agent all but disappeared, but with the world opening up again, I found myself already exhausted by it.
MAKE YOUR beach walk WORK FOR YOU
Strengthen muscles, all with your toes in the sand. Here's how to do it safely.
Find Your Bliss
Reset your relationship with joy using expert-backed steps that can help you start your journey with energy and positivity.
Giving Birth to Hope
A growing number of women are seeking support from their cultural communities during pregnancy and childbirth. For Ashley Rogers, finding a Black doula made all the difference.
Hidden in PLAIN SIGHT
Don't let design challenges like radiators or power cords get in the way of your aesthetic. Try these creative hacks and DIYs to blend style and function seamlessly.
Soak Up the Sun
Today's outdoor living spaces are true extensions of the home, with the same sense of style, purpose and sophistication. Read on for creative ways to put the fresh in alfresco.
16 Ways to Feel Calmer Now
There's so much going on in the world that's completely out of your control. But what you can do is tidy up the messiness inside your own mind. By addressing nagging worries, doing a bit of housekeeping, and injecting your life with a shot of simplicity, you can open up space for more love, optimism, and joy. Here's how to feel better fast.
Boost your hair color for summer
You can add pop and dimension to any shade with strategically woven ribbons of lighter or deeper color, but not all highlights and lowlights are created equal. In this guide, professional hair colorists decode the many variations and explain how to find the best for you.
Why We're Saying Bye to BMI
When it comes to your health and happiness, Good Housekeeping is committed to providing the most relevant and reliable information. The more we've reported on body mass index, a widely used but flawed measure of health, the more we've grown to see that there are more accurate and less stigmatizing indications of overall health to include in our coverage. To understand - and to learn what these are - read on.
Helping Them Find Their Voice
Encouraging your kids to share their own preferences and opinions speaks volumes.
Polished + Bright
Amp up your home's style with ingenious indoor and outdoor decor ideas from this gleaming California abode. And keep rooms sparkling with tried-andtrue tips from GH's resident cleaning expert.
Ready, Set, Summer!
We're kicking off the season with easy eats for picnics in the park, backyard hangouts, and more plus, no-cook dinners and excuses to fire up the grill.
How to CLEAN ANYTHING
Follow these step-by-step guides from our GH Cleaning Lab pros to deep-clean often-overlooked spots.
HOW TO CARE for EVERY SKIN TONE
Variations in pigment levels and other factors make certain skin tones more prone to particular issues. Top dermatologists detail the most common challenges and the best ways to prevent and treat them for your healthiest, most radiant complexion through the years.
HOW TO BUILD YOUR COZIEST BED EVER
Our Textiles pros evaluated hundreds of sleep products in the GH Lab and sent them to more than 500 home testers to get real-world feedback. These dreamy winners - including top-tested sheets, pillows, mattresses, and more - will have you counting down the minutes till bedtime.
ALWAYS COLD? Here's why...
The weather is warm, but you're in a cardigan. Here are experts' takes on what may be going on and how to deal.
The Magic of Children's Gardens
Exposure to nature helps kids learn important lessons they'll carry with them as they grow.
Born to Move
As the saying goes, a tired dog is a happy and well-behaved dog. Here's how to find the right exercise for your pup and why it's important for them to get active.
Baked Alaska
Layers of ice cream and cake cloaked in toasted meringue create an edible homage to the icy peaks of Alaska. Bought by the U.S. from Russia in the late 19th century, the territory didn't become a state until 1959.
Outrageous diet flashbacks
Dozens of outrageous fat-melting plans have popped up over the decades. Some, like the Baby Food Diet, are silly, while others that rely on diet pills and severe caloric restriction have been downright dangerous. These days we know a lot more about health, including that a body's ideal weight is a product of regular exercise and a nutritious diet incorporating whole foods and lots of fresh produce. Let's be glad these fads are behind us!
MAKING WAVES
A historically Black swim club in Massachusetts helped a mother and daughter rediscover their connection to the water —and to a community that has buoyed its diverse membership for decades.